City Council Member District 8
Austin city, Texas
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
This seat represents District 8, not the whole district above. We can’t match an address to an area this small, so this race may not be on your ballot.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 65 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 979,539 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(30,188,424 ÷ 979,539) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.84, measured against a statewide vote in TX (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Passing city laws, called ordinances
- Approving the city budget
- Funding city services, such as police, trash, and parks
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Jeffery Bowen is a retired Air Force veteran, construction manager, small-business owner, and Austin Neighborhoods Council president. He emphasizes city audits, spending transparency, basic services, neighborhood input, and more flexible transit.
Nonpartisan · declared
Selena Xie is an Austin-Travis County EMS commander, ICU nurse, and former Austin EMS Association president. She emphasizes affordability, modern public safety, environmental and water protection, fiscal responsibility, transportation, city services, and managed growth.
Sources: austintexas.gov2